Overview
About Port Alsworth Campground
Why stop
- Raised huts are roofed and screened against bugs
- Potable water and bear-proof food storage are on site
Heads up
- Getting in requires a walk over uneven ground and a footbridge
- Port Alsworth has no stores; bring food
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Lake Clark Tour Guide
Your drive to Port Alsworth Campground, narrated.
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See the Lake Clark audio tourRecorded for this area
Libby's Orange Sailboat“If you visit the boat exhibit at Port Alsworth's visitor center, look at the orange paint on Libby's Number twenty-three. Each Bristol Bay cannery painted its boats in a different color scheme.”
Plays on the road 0.3 mi from Port Alsworth Campground in the Parkwolf Lake Clark Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Port Alsworth Visitor Center and Fish Cache
- Cissie's Kitchen
- Tanalian Trails and Falls
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- Wildlife heatmapsfor Brown Bear, Bald Eagle, Common Merganser
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Guide
More about Port Alsworth Campground
A sheltered base in roadless AlaskaPort Alsworth Campground is a privately run forest campground and the village's only campground.
Port Alsworth Campground is a privately run forest campground and the village's only campground. It makes a useful base if you want a roofed, bug-screened place to sleep while exploring from Port Alsworth. Space is limited, so arrange a reservation before you arrive.
Three small huts in the forestThe site has three raised, 10-by-12-foot platforms with clear roofs and mosquito-net walls;…
The site has three raised, 10-by-12-foot platforms with clear roofs and mosquito-net walls; each sleeps up to three. Two huts share a fire area, while the third has its own. Each comes with chairs, a table, potable water and bear-proof food storage. A pit-toilet outhouse and hot shower are available, but there is no electricity.
Plan for the walk inPort Alsworth has no road access.
Port Alsworth has no road access. The campground is roughly a quarter-mile walk over uneven ground and across a footbridge, and the operator says it is not ADA accessible. Plan to carry your gear; the town has no car or ATV rentals or vehicle taxis. There are no stores in Port Alsworth, so bring food. A seasonal food truck and coffee shop are separate options in town. Nearby activities include a private beach, grayling fishing at the Tanalian River mouth, local trails and kayak rentals.
A family propertyThe operator traces the land to a 2012 family purchase.
The operator traces the land to a 2012 family purchase. Its owner's great-grandmother lived there, and Katherine Trefon was born there; the family knew the area as Tanalian Point. The operator explains Tulch'ina as the Dena'ina clan of “those of the water,” and the company grew from that family connection.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Lake Clark
142 sightingsBrown BearMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
11 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
13 sightingsCommon MerganserMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Lake Clark. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
